Most adult education courses, including continuing, further training to become a professional masseur/masseuse, are designed to be taken alongside your job, allowing you to continue working. Depending on the course you choose, this may not be possible in full, you may have to reduce your workload by a few percent, but many courses are offered in the evenings or at weekends, so that a suitable training concept can be found for everyone.

As a rule, you do not need any professional experience for a basic course as a professional masseur or masseuse, but you can read about this in detail in the admission conditions and requirements of the massage schools, which they will be happy to send you if you request them via the contact form.

There are providers who award internal school certificates that qualify you for EMR / ASCA registration and give you, as a professional masseur / masseuse, the opportunity to bill directly via the supplementary health insurance companies. Continuing education, further training as a medical masseur / medical masseuse can also be another option, which also awards a federal certificate.

The content of the individual continuing education, further training courses for professional massage therapists can vary, so you will not find identical content at all schools. Examples of continuing education, further training in massage include the following content: Anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, pathology, pathology, first aid, emergency manager, full body massage, partial massage, foot reflex massage, wraps, mud, sales, support, products, business knowledge, conversation skills, psychology, prevention, health promotion, supervision, massage specialty back and spine massage, massage specialty GKM, massage specialty FRZM, specialty anatomy and physiology of the musculoskeletal system, In-depth pathology of the musculoskeletal system, medical terminology, medical diagnostics, introduction to assessment, rehabilitation training for orthopaedic and cardiological problems, in-depth anatomy, sensory and sexual organs, special back training, hygiene and infection theory, special massage for back and neck complaints, special massage for joint and extremity complaints, massage in-depth GKM with patient admission. Please contact the massage schools directly for information on the content and scope of the individual continuing education, further training courses.

Find out in advance directly from the individual schools whether the vocational massage therapist course offered complies with the EMR guidelines. Only EMR-compliant courses can be reimbursed by health insurance companies.